absolutely
US /ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli/
UK /ˈæbsəlu:tli/
- Adverb
- Completely; totally; very
- Considered independently and without relation to other things; viewed abstractly; as, quantity absolutely considered.
A2Moreawful
US /ˈɔfəl/
UK /ˈɔ:fl/
- Adjective
- Very bad; horrible; terrible
A2Morebullet
US /ˈbʊlɪt/
UK /'bʊlɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Metal object fired from a gun
- Dot at the beginning of each line in a list
- Adjective
- Very fast.
B1Morecarnivorous
US /kɑrˈnɪvərəs/
UK /kɑ:'nɪvərəs/
- Adjective
- Concerning or characteristic of eating meat
C1Morechoke
US /tʃoʊk/
UK /tʃəʊk/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone not to breathe
- To suppress or restrain.
- Intransitive Verb
- To be unable to breath due to a blockage
B2Morecircus
US /ˈsɜ:rkəs/
UK /ˈsɜ:kəs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Shows with clowns animals etc. performed in a tent
- A chaotic or disorganized event or situation.
B1Morecorpse
US /kɔrps/
UK /kɔ:ps/
- Countable Noun
- A dead body
B2Morecrazy
US /ˈkrezi/
UK /'kreɪzɪ/
- Adjective
- Mentally ill; mad
- Not being sensible or practical
- Noun
- Person acting in a manner that is strange and odd
A2Morecurse
US /kɚs/
UK /kɜ:s/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To use offensive language when angry; swear
- Noun
- Act to cause trouble to others
- A word or phrase used to express anger or annoyance.
B1Moredeath
US /dɛθ/
UK /deθ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When someone dies; the end of life
- The cause or manner of someone dying.
A2Moredrown
US /draʊn/
UK /draʊn/
- Transitive Verb
- To kill something by putting it under water
- To make something very wet or cover it completely
B1Moreelectric
US /ɪˈlɛktrɪk/
UK /ɪˈlektrɪk/
- Adjective
- Creating a feeling of excitement
- Using electricity
A2Moreglad
US /ɡlæd/
UK /ɡlæd/
- Adjective
- Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- Happy that something happened; pleased
A2Morehang
US /hæŋ/
UK /hæŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- To kill by putting a rope around neck and dropping
- Intransitive Verb
- To float, move softly, or remain in the air
- To remain undecided, unsolved or unclear
A2Morelift
US /lɪft/
UK /lɪft/
- Noun
- Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- Machine carrying people up or down to other floors
- Transitive Verb
- To stop or cancel something, such as a rule
- To move something to higher position
A2Morelimbo
US /ˈlɪm.boʊ/
UK /ˈlɪm.bəʊ/
- Uncountable Noun
- An uncertain situation that you cannot control and in which there is no progress or improvement
C1Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Morelunar
US /ˈlunɚ/
UK /ˈlu:nə(r)/
- Adjective
- Concerning, about, or from the moon
- Determined by the moon's cycles.
B2Moremadness
US /ˈmædnɪs/
UK /ˈmædnəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Obsolete term for legal insanity
- The state of being mentally ill; insanity.
A2Moremessy
US /ˈmɛsi/
UK /'mesɪ/
- Adjective
- Being complex or difficult to fix
- Being untidy or dirty
A2Moremurder
US /ˈmɚdɚ/
UK /'mɜ:də(r)/
- Noun
- Something that is difficult or painful to do
- Crime of deliberately killing a person
- Transitive Verb
- To intentionally kill a person
- To spoil, ruin something by doing it poorly
A2Morepainful
US /ˈpenfəl/
UK /ˈpeɪnfl/
- Adjective
- Causing or feeling physical pain or hurt
- Causing distress or unhappiness.
A2Moresever
US /ˈsɛvɚ/
UK /'sevə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To cut off
B2TOEICMoreshock
US /ʃɑ:k/
UK /ʃɒk/
- Noun
- The passage of an electricity through the body
- Sudden bad feeling caused by something unexpected
- Transitive Verb
- To affect someone with an electrical current
- To cause great surprise, horror, or anger
A2Moresilver
US /ˈsɪlvɚ/
UK /'sɪlvə(r)/
- Noun
- Person's name
- Shiny gray color
- Transitive Verb
- To coat something with a layer of silver
- To polish silver objects to make them shine
A2Moresubway
US /ˈsʌbˌwe/
UK /ˈsʌbweɪ/
- Noun
- Train system running under the ground in a city
B1Moresuicide
US /ˈsuɪˌsaɪd/
UK /'su:ɪsaɪd/
- Noun
- Act of purposely killing yourself
- Act that ruins a person's career, status etc.
B2Moretheatre
US /ˈθi:ətər/
UK /ˈθiətə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place where plays are seen
- The place operations are performed in a hospital
A2Morethoughtful
US /ˈθɔtfəl/
UK /ˈθɔ:tfl/
- Adjective
- Concerned about needs and feelings of other people
- Engaged in or characterized by careful thought
B1Moreto death
US /tu dɛθ/
UK /tu: deθ/
- Phrase
- Extremely; to a great degree
- Until death
B1Moretrigger
US /ˈtrɪɡɚ/
UK /'trɪɡə(r)/
- Noun
- Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- Device that starts a process
- Transitive Verb
- To start a process off e.g. a memory
- To cause something to begin or happen.
B1Moretube
US /tub,tjub/
UK /tju:b/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Plastic or metal container for soft substances
- Long hollow pipe used to hold or liquids or gases
B1Moreundead
US /ʌn'ded/
UK /ʌn'ded/
- Noun
- The undead people who are neither dead nor alive
B1Moreunpleasant
US /ʌnˈplɛzənt/
UK /ʌnˈpleznt/
- Adjective
- Causing a bad feeling in people
- Disagreeable or offensive in behavior or manner.
B1Morevictim
US /ˈvɪktɪm/
UK /ˈvɪktɪm/
- Noun
- Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
- Person feeling helpless in times of bad luck
B1TOEICMorewidow
US /ˈwɪdo/
UK /'wɪdəʊ/
- Noun
- Woman whose husband has died
B1Morewolf
US /wʊlf/
UK /wʊlf/
- Countable Noun
- A dog-like wild animal
- Man who tries to seduce women
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To eat food very quickly
B1Morezoo
US /zu/
UK /zu:/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place in a town where wild animals are shown
B1More
Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- to death: Extremely; to a great degree
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
- victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
- messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
- bullet: Metal object fired from a gun
- curse: To use offensive language when angry; swear
- lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- corpse: A dead body
- leave: To go away from; depart
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- drown: To kill something by putting it under water
- choke: To cause someone not to breathe
- unpleasant: Causing a bad feeling in people
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- madness: Obsolete term for legal insanity
- painful: Causing or feeling physical pain or hurt
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- carnivorous: Concerning or characteristic of eating meat
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- tube: Plastic or metal container for soft substances
- glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- thoughtful: Concerned about needs and feelings of other people
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- silver: Person's name
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- death: When someone dies; the end of life
- electric: Creating a feeling of excitement
- lunar: Concerning, about, or from the moon
- shock: The passage of an electricity through the body
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- circus: Shows with clowns animals etc. performed in a tent
- theatre: Place where plays are seen
- widow: Woman whose husband has died
- limbo: An uncertain situation that you cannot control and in which there is no progress or improvement
- subway: Train system running under the ground in a city
- wolf: A dog-like wild animal
- sever: To cut off
- zoo: Place in a town where wild animals are shown
- undead: The undead people who are neither dead nor alive
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She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.
Vocabulary
- brave
adj. Having courage
- comfort zone
phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe
Explanation
a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step".
forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead".
The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
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An American Werewolf in London (8/10) Movie CLIP - David's Undead Victims (1981) HD
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Why Why posted on 2013/04/25Ever wondered what happens when the undead come back to haunt you? This clip from 'An American Werewolf in London' features a chilling ghost confrontation and dark dialogue that's perfect for practicing situational conversations. You'll pick up useful phrases for discussing intense situations and simple sentence structures that are easy to follow!
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